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Exploring New Directions for Research in the Radical Political Economy of ConsumptionDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan 48128-1491, bpie{at}umich.edu The sphere of consumption and the behavior of consumers has been a neglected area of investigation by radical political economists. The production/consumption duality is examined with special reference to Marx. Postmodern Marxism is offered as an alternative with which to examine consumer activities. Furthermore, insights and methods of analysis from the social construction of technology (SCOT) and feminist theory are investigated. These approaches can help to reclaim the terrain of consumer behavior for heterodox economics.
Key Words: consumption consumer behavior Marxism postmodern feminist household retail social construction of technology
Review of Radical Political Economics, Vol. 39, No. 2,
257-283 (2007) |
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